The Stanford New Ensemble’s program Inspiration will feature new works by Stanford student composers including John Ahern’s Make no Mistake, Benjamin Salman’s Piano Quartet No. 1, and Jason Heemang Griffin’s Ahngae. Also on the program will be works by Victor Gama, visiting artist at CCRMA.

Holst: The Planets (with widescreen projected HD images from NASA)Weaver: Universal Synchrony Music, Volume 3 (premiere)
Presented as part of the “Imagining the Universe” Project, a collaborative campus-wide program at Stanford University. “The Planets” is presented in collaboration with the School of Fine Arts at University of Arizona.

Tickets: general $20 | students $10 | Free for Stanford students with SUID | seniors $15 | SOLD OUT

China DreamsThis concert focuses on symphonic works by Chinese composers including “The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto” and a preview of newly commissioned opera “Dream of the Red Chamber” by Bright Sheng, in collaboration with the San Francisco Opera. Presented as part of the Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival.

Chinese New Year ConcertJoin us to celebrate the year of the Sheep with the renowned Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra from China featuring violin soloist Suli Xue from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the virtuoso pipa player from China, Zhao Cong, plus a preview of the love duet from Bright Sheng’s new opera Dream of the Red Chamber. Presented as part of the Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival

Tickets: general $30 | students $20 | Stanford students with SUID $10 | SOLD OUT

The Stanford New Ensemble, conducted by Jindong Cai, presents Vela 6911, a multimedia piece by Victor Gama. The ensemble will feature a variety of instruments designed by the composer, accompanied by video he shot in Antarctica in January 2012.

Reactions to the Record
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor (played by Percy Grainger on piano roll)
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniJulio d’Escriván: Ayayay! Concerto (U.S. Premiere)Program also features historical recorded rolls from actual performances by legendary pianists in collaboration with Reactions to the Record and the Player Piano Project.